No one knows how the current Iranian insurrection, triggered by last month’s disputed presidential election, will end. However, one thing is already clear: The doctrine of walayat faqih (“government of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an excerpt from The Persian Night: Iran under the Khomeinist Revolution.
Regime change becomes possible when at least the outline of a political alternative becomes visible. Like nature, society ...

At first glance, a presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran might not arouse much interest. With all candidates pre-approved by the authorities, and the entire electoral process controlled ...